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INDICTMENTS and Informations in the SUPREME COURT of HONGKONG for the Year 1373.
Including Attempts and Conspiracies to commit the several offences.
Showing how the cases tried in the Superior Courts ended.
(Each Prisoner tried counts as a soparate caso; where a large number of Prisoners have been convicted together, the fact is mentioned in a note.)
Judgmout for the Crown,
Judgment for the Prisoners,.
Prisoner found Insane,
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Cases which fell through for
want of prosecution absence of accused, and cases thrown out by the Grand Jury (Attorney General),
Cases postponed,
Total.
Murder.
27
2
26
1
:
6
60
:
M
Manslaughter.
Attempt at Murder.
Concealment of Birth.
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3
:
10
:
:
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:
...
:
:
:.
:
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 8th day of January, 1897.
Abortion.
:
Rape.
Unnatural Crimes.
1
Robbery with violence.
Other offences against the Person.
Offences against Property.
Miscellaneous Offences.
:
:
:
:
:
:
10
10
2
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5
4
1
30
15
6
* J. W. NORTOn Kyshe,
Registrar.
COMPARATIVE TABLE showing the NUMBER of OFFENCES, APPREHENSIONS, CONVICTIONS and AQUITTALS
for the last Four Years.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
The Number of Convictions in the Superior Courts-
1. For Offences against the Person,
17
16
17
15
2. For Offences against Property,
1
16
10
2
50
3. For other Offences,
The Number of Persons acquitted—
2. In the Superior Courts,
Registry Supreme Court, Hongkong, 8th day of January, 1897.
16
17
32
J. W. NORTON KYSHF,
Registrar.
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